In the early hours of Wednesday morning (30th), Serie A was ablaze with excitement as the Bori made it five league wins in a row, beating AC Milan 2-0 thanks to goals from Lukaku and Chihuahuasquilla as the leaders. It was the first time in 31 years that the visitors had a two-goal lead over AC Milan in the first half of a league match, and the title seems to be getting closer.
The Polo team broke the deadlock in the first five minutes of the match. The 31-year-old Belgian international has scored eight goals in all competitions since joining Napoli this season, including four goals and five assists.
Despite AC Milan's all-out effort to fight back after falling behind, their offense looked out of reach and even conceded another goal on the stroke of halftime. Chihuahuasquilla completed a solo break down the left and dinked into the center of the field, about 25 yards from goal. For the first time since April 1993, this was the first time the team had led AC Milan by two goals in the first half of a league match.
At the change of ends, AC Milan striker Ewalu Morada had a header, but after the referee completed his VAR check, it was ruled offside. In addition, Rafaelia's Olympic shot was valiantly parried by goalkeeper Alex Meret, and AC Milan's dream of scoring seemed to be dashed.
Under the leadership of Gandhi this season, Napoli is getting stronger and stronger. In the past 9 league matches, they achieved 8 wins and 1 draw, and are now 7 points ahead of second place Inter Milan. After the game, Gandhi modestly said that the goal of this season is still to compete for the top four, obviously he doesn't want to put too much pressure on his players.
